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Laura Elston

Uganda ‘pulls out of Invictus’ over ‘Harry-Meghan nonsense’, military chief says

The Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games is being hosted in Birmingham in 2027 (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

Uganda has pulled out of the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games, saying it will “not participate in anything” that does not have the King’s “approval”, according to the country’s military chief.

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is known for his controversial posts on social media, made the declaration a day after the monarch issued guidelines by letter that Harry and the Duchess of Sussex were “private citizens”.

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